T34/85 25th Guards Brigade No 234a

[Nick Farrugia]

Hi phil got your message
They look amazing I like the lettering you have added , another string to your bow well done ,they look great in the racks its a good job the 85 had a big turret with all that ammo stacked inside you have done a great job on them ,a great result and well worth doing .
All the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

[John Fitzsimons]

Looking great.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Nick and John
Yes there is a nice space to work with in the Turret.
It surprised me with the weight of the back rack,with the 12
rounds clamped in.
Makes you appreciate how little space the loader had to do
his job.
Cheers
Phil

[Adrian Harris]

Great detail inside that turret - it seems such a shame for it all to be hidden away.

> Makes you appreciate how little space the loader had to do his job.

I've often wondered what would happen if the loader slammed a round into the breech itself, rather than the aperture. I presume the rounds are activated by the firing ?

Adrian.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Adrian
No I'm not sure how the T34 Gun was fired,I thought it was electricaly.
I will have to have a read up on that one.
Cheers
Phil

[phil fitzpatrick]

Loading up the Amunition and removing the cases





Must get a selection of different hands

[Nick Farrugia]

Hello Phil
thats a great looking crew you got there ,i see there getting ready for action . great pics, i have just ordered the relay thingy you mentioned before for the machineguns and some extra leeds thanks for the link to this site lots of goodies on there even though i dont know what they do .
all the best ,,,,,,,,,,,nick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi Nick
I have another figure who looks real mean in the face,so I might
choose him for my commander
I was just trying out the editing the size of the pics and it surprised me to
find out my orriginal pictures were 4000 X 3000 so I altered the width to 750.
I right clicked on the photo and chose edit which went to Paint so that was easy and
I also found out you can edit your photo size inside Photobucket which then means it
is possible to alter your exsisting picctures.
But that would be quite a time consuming job to resize all pics and then edit your
postings for the pics that have been chopped.
Wait to see what the future brings me thinks.
Those Relay switches come with a good little instruction and the terminals are well
marked,but if you need a simple diagram when you come to connect up,I can do one.
Cheers
Phil

[michael hilton]

Hello Phil,excellent tank crew...looking good. No building on the patio...much to cold?
Have started on the Motion/Sound etc,.
I am enjoying the Panther /Jagd build, as someone said it is so much easier when you are on your second tank.

Best wishes...Mick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi Mick
Thanks
No still waiting for my equipment,but it will not be long now and I can
crack on with it.
Yes I was sitting outside today reading,but it was too cold in my shorts,
so had to get the jeans back on.
you are doing well with your Panther,I have forgoten how wide your trailer is,
will you get one each side or one behind the other?
Regards
Phil

[John Fitzsimons]

Great looking crew. I had an idea for display of the interior turret detail. Might work well for static displays at shows. How about a clear perspex roof. Shame to hide that excellent work.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks John
Yes a clear roof would be great for a static display.
My photo's so far looking through the hatches dont do it justice without
a decent amout of light inside for the camera.
Just looking through those big hatches in dalight you can see all arround the
walls,so it will only be the crew in the way.
They will have their seats to stand on so will come out on command,providing
there are not too many Heavy Panzers out hunting
Regards
Phil

[michael hilton]

Hello Phil, I bet you don't know what to do with your time...while awaiting the motion/sound packs.

My build is more for my own enjoyment....could do with another trailer though.


best wishes...Mick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi Mick,
I've done a bit more detail painting on the T34-85.
But I decided the holiday is ideal time to spend finishing my
Bell UH1 Helicopter,its very near 1/6 scale
With the Centurion coming out and Ray saying he is already planning
his RAAC Vietnam Centurian,I thought they may need some suport.


Maiden flight was yesterday and decided to give the neighbours another treat
for Easter Sunday
It sounds quite realastic with the air from the Rotor moving over the body,
comparing it to the characteristic UH1 sound.
Regards
Phil

[Nick Farrugia]

Hi phil
that is a very nice heli you have their i have dabled in helicopters only the small stuff great fun and very chalenging to master mostly electric started with the contrarotating ones the medivac m.a.s.h type and then moved on to single rotor and tail can now do the figure eight quite well but still need lots more practice still not compitant enough to fly some thing like that, but will one day ,i hope ,the huey is what i would like to get when that day comes .Thanks for posting the pics all the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick